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TikTok Begins Testing TikTok Stories

George Kamau by George Kamau
August 5, 2021
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The world of social media networks is weird. Platforms copying features from each other and sometimes being unsuccessful at it – looking at you Fleets.

TikTok revolutionized short-form video content that’s being replicated at other social media apps such as Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. The platform is now copying a feature that’s almost everywhere -well, except for Twitter who just shut down that feature.

We are talking about Stories – the ephemeral feature Snapchat was once known for.

Stories is widely available across a multitude of platforms – WhatsApp Status, Instagram Stories, Facebook Stories, LinkedIn Stories, Spotify Stories, Pinterest Stories, and YouTube Stories. This feature has recently been eclipsed by social media platforms hunger to have live audio feature with every app trying to be Clubhouse.

TikTok is now increasing its arsenal of creator tools with TikTok Stories for its users. Stories joins other storytelling tools including Duets, Stitch and LIVE for users to play around with as they share their content to their followers.

TikTok has been testing Stories for some time now and the platform may choose to not to make the feature publicly available.

More screenshots of TikTok Stories pic.twitter.com/1PVfgJ9YWT

— Matt Navarra (I quit X. Follow me on Threads) (@MattNavarra) August 4, 2021
TikTok Stories have the same interface as other Stories except for a few features:
  • Users can coment publicly on the creators content and mutual friends can see each others content
  • You can see how many people have viewed your Story in another tab and if you’re following these users
  • There’s a button that lets you follow back your people who’ve viewed your Story
  • Stories have a blue ring like Twitter Fleets(kinda sus but okay) located on the creators avatar.

TikTok Stories might actually work for new and shy creators who are tasting the waters before stepping up their game and posting full videos. It will also let established creators casually interact with their audience just like Instagram Stories.

This feature has received mixed reactions on Twitter

Vine walked so Snapchat could run and TikTok would take all the credit. 😂🤣 https://t.co/Wk6B3u3XIu

— RaMaverick 💯% (@RamzZy_) August 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/tbskyen/status/1423023674731413508
https://twitter.com/AliAkinK/status/1423058347851456513

Erm…why? https://t.co/ySkWYkKehn

— Tomi (@GadgetsBoy) August 4, 2021

TikTok giveth what Twitter taketh away https://t.co/gljewwsarS

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 4, 2021

the more things change the more they stay the same https://t.co/YEvx280Y3Y

— Brian Patrick Byrne (@itsbrianbyrne) August 4, 2021

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery @evanspiegel @tiktok_us @Snapchat https://t.co/eA6CMBZVuS

— Rich Greenfield, LightShed 🔦 (@RichLightShed) August 4, 2021

Fleets are BACK https://t.co/J9tfjnBbrd

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) August 4, 2021

TikTok’s New Feature Will Make You Stay Longer On The Already Addictive App

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